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Lehigh County Court named Lower Macungie's first Board of Commissioners and treasurer on Thursday after three weeks of sifting through 53 applications. Kenneth DeAngelis, the only current township supervisor who sought appointment, didn't make the cut. Nor did Maury Robert, who won a supervisor's seat in November, the night his position was eliminated. Several activists who pushed for Lower Macungie's shift to first class also weren't picked. The following residents were appointed commissioners: Douglas H. Brown, 51, president of Brown Consulting Engineers in Gilbertsville.

By Ashley Kosciolek Special to The Morning Call - Freelance | December 11, 2007

The Jim Thorpe Area School District welcomed three new members to its board at a reorganization meeting Monday, at which a president and vice president were elected. Newly elected Ellen M. Kattner, Richard D. Karper, and Michael J. Huber were sworn in by solicitor Gregory Mosseau, and incumbent School Director Gerald F. Strubinger renewed his oath. In a unanimous vote, Randall Smith was elected board president for the coming year. Also elected unanimously, Peter McGuire took over as vice president, having served as president this year.

Andrew Weiss, the second most senior member of the Allentown School Board, was elected its new president during a reorganization meeting Monday night. Former President Jeff Glazier nominated Weiss while Robert E. Smith Jr., was nominated by board member Joanne Jackson to lead the board. Smith lost to Weiss in a 5-to-4 split. Jackson also was nominated by Glazier to serve as board vice president. She was voted into the position without opposition. As board president, Weiss welcomed four new members who were sworn in Monday; Julie Ambrose, Holly Wilde Edinger, Lawrence Todd Larmer and Carlos Lopez.

Easton Area School Board held a closed-door meeting Monday night and will hold another today to interview superintendent candidates. School Board President Richard Siegfried said Monday afternoon most of the six candidates are from out of state. Siegfried said no date has been set on when the board would vote to hire a new leader for the district of 9,000 students and 1,200 employees. "We should at least have something to report at the [regular school board] meeting Thursday," he said.

The Salvation Army's Lehigh Valley headquarters has new leadership. Majs. Roger and Carol Duperree took charge of the Allentown office July 1, succeeding Maj. Thomas Dressler. The Duperrees had most recently worked in Lancaster County, Roger as executive director of the Mount Hope Nazarene Retirement Community and Carol as director of family services with the Salvation Army in Lancaster. Both were commissioned as Salvation Army officers in 1983. The Duperrees hope to streamline operations of the valley's four units in Allentown, Easton, Bethlehem and Pen Argyl, Roger Duperree said.

CLOSING IN ON 500 Toronto designated hitter Frank Thomas hit his 499th career home run Sunday against the Colorado Rockies. Thomas has homered against every major league team except Pittsburgh. IRON MAN SORT OF Now that Baltimore shortstop Miguel Tejada's consecutive-game streak is over at 1,152, Los Angeles center fielder Juan Pierre is the new leader with 347 straight. Cleveland center fielder Casey Sizemore is second with 270 games in a row. NOW THAT THE SOPRANOS ARE GONE "Good Italian temper in me. " METS CATCHER PAUL LO DUCA on his equipment-throwing tirade after he was ejected in the sixth inning of New York's win over Oakland on Saturday BONDS ERA BEGINS On this date in 1968, Bobby Bonds, in his first major league game, hit a grand slam to help San Francisco beat Los Angeles.

The Rodale Institute has tapped the leader of an Oregon environmental group to be the second top executive in its history. Timothy J. LaSalle, executive director of the Northwest Earth Institute in Portland, Ore., will take over as chief executive officer July 23, the Maxatawny Township nonprofit agency announced Friday. LaSalle replaces former President John Haberern, who retired last June. Rosalba Messina served as interim president while the institute searched for a permanent leader.

ALLENTOWN Robert J. Brennan Jr. will become the head of school at Lehigh Valley Christian High School, Allentown, effective July 1. In addition to his duties running the high school, he will focus on enrollment and relationships with parents, donors, and the public. Charles A. Bloomfield, the school's current principal, will remain on staff as principal during the coming transition year. Brennan has served Oklahoma Bible Academy since 2005 as a department head and faculty member.

Bishop Edward P. Cullen of the Diocese of Allentown has appointed the Rev. Robert T. Finlan as the first president at Bethlehem Catholic High School. He also appointed new principals at both Bethlehem Catholic and Allentown Central Catholic High School. Bethlehem Catholic is the fifth school in the diocese to use both a president and principal for leadership. The president is the chief administrator responsible for the vision, Catholic identity and overall direction of the school, while the principal runs the day-to-day operations.

When Alice Gast moved into the president's house at Lehigh University last July, it was hard not to notice the legacy of her predecessor, Gregory C. Farrington, on the south Bethlehem campus. Everywhere she looked stood pristine new buildings such as the residence halls and retails shops at Campus Square, and spiffed-up existing structures such as Linderman Library. Eight months into her tenure, it already seems clear that Gast's focus is on academia and the people Lehigh educates and employs.